IgniteIt · Cannabis Capital ConferenceMIAMI 2027March 24–26 · The Diplomat Beach Resort, Hollywood FL
Rolando García is IgniteIt’s Chief Economics Columnist. He spent a decade studying the economics of Argentine farmland before turning the same tools on cannabis. He holds a PhD in Economic Development, is a postdoctoral researcher at CONICET, and teaches economics and economic history.
He has published academic work on the cannabis crash in the US and Canada, advised multilateral bodies including the IDB, and co-authored cannabis industry reports and two books. His journalism has appeared in Benzinga, High Times, El Planteo and Revista THC, among other outlets.
He loves geography, reads in four languages and is currently outnumbered at home by a toddler, a newborn and an English bulldog.
Latest from Rolando
- The IRS Is Financing America’s Cannabis Industry: What Happens When It Collects?Oct 22, 2026
- Village Farms Builds, Vireo Buys: Which Cannabis Growth Model Holds Up?Oct 19, 2026
- The Architecture of a Cannabis Price Floor: What’s Holding Prices Up?Oct 8, 2026
- Does Cannabis Expansion Create Shareholder Value? Follow Five Years of SEC FilingsSep 23, 2026
- Why Curaleaf Wants Aurora—and Why the Market Still Doubts the DealSep 15, 2026
- Boris Jordan Might Be Talking Aurora’s Dispersed Shareholder Structure Into Free-Riding the DealSep 1, 2026
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